NEW YORK, NY.- The Whitney Museum of American Art presents Decade Downtown, a series of on-site public programs and events spanning ten weeks, starting in May 2025 and running through mid-July to celebrate ten years of the Whitney in the Meatpacking District. Since May 2015, the Museum has called this neighborhood home in its Renzo Piano–designed building at 99 Gansevoort Street. As part of a neighborhood rich in history, creativity, and cultural exchange, the Whitney has played an integral role in contributing to this vibrant cultural center on Manhattan’s west side by bringing art, ideas, and community together with its state-of-the-art exhibitions, education programing, free admissions initiatives, and strong engagement with partner organizations and neighbors.

To mark this exciting milestone and celebrate many more years to come, Decade Downtown will activate the Museum building and surrounding neighborhood with festivities for visitors of all ages. Enjoy free admission during Free Friday Nights, from 5-10 pm each week, and Free Second Sundays each month. Also enjoy live music, dance parties, and DJ sets in the Museum lobby throughout the ten weeks. In the month of May, there will be a special pop-up Decade Downtown listening lounge presented by Public Records where visitors can kick back, relax, and enjoy time with friends and family on the Museum’s 7th floor. Artist-led programs, artmaking activities, and more will be available throughout the ten weeks of programming along with critically acclaimed exhibitions like Amy Sherald: American Sublime, opening April 9, Christine Sun Kim: All Day All Night, and Shifting Landscapes.

Decade Downtown also coincides with two beloved annual celebrations at the Whitney, Pride and West Side Fest. Whitney Pride activities will run throughout the month of June and include performances by New York City Gay Men’s Chorus, queer history walking tours of the Meatpacking District, and much more. These free public programs and events are dedicated to LGBTQ+ artists and communities and offer an inclusive space for all to gather and enjoy American art. In July, Decade Downtown will culminate with West Side Fest, a three-day festival from July 11–13 organized by the West Side Cultural Network—a group of museums, parks, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions located within a half-mile portion of historic New York. Visitors of all ages are invited to celebrate the vibrant, cultural village along the waterfront of Manhattan’s west side.